For our non-Sagehen readers, allow me to explain what Snack means at Pomona. On weeknights, Frary Dining Hall comes alive once more for a free-pseudo-fourth meal. Last night, cake was served, and the night before, it was macaroni and cheese. Last week, baked pretzels, bread pudding, and veggies were provided.
I know this so well because I’ve taken to religiously attending...
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Month: February 2013
Pomona in Bloom
If April showers bring May flowers, what do February flowers bring? Well, for me, a chance to explore Pomona’s campus and take lots of pictures (which, I must admit, is becoming a favorite pastime—you can find my fall pictures here). What prompted this flower-picture-taking extravaganza? Well, as I have mentioned, I am in the Pomona orchestra and so I frequent Thatcher. Jus...
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Four Things I’ve Learned in Lab
This semester, I’ve begun work in one of Pomona’s Psychology labs (Social Cognition and Interaction.) As a Philosophy major interested in Experimental Philosophy, this has (thus far) proven to be relevant yet completely new. Here are some of the things I’ve learned so far:
1) Psychology experiments are super-secret. If information lands in the hands of a participant (dun ...
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The Benefits of Modern Technology–Skyping Across the Ocean
55-60% of all Pomona students study abroad, usually in their junior year. I thought I'd start this post with this factoid I always tell my groups when I give tours. I think this says a lot about Pomona and the globally engaged community of students that it creates. Pomona makes it easy to study abroad--- with tons of programs in a multitude of countries, even some major spec...
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Learning in Collaboration
At the beginning of the semester, I decided I was going to actually get on top of things and find an organisation that I could volunteer as a tutor through. I've been meaning to do this for a while, and figured now would be as good a time as any. After searching through Chirps (the Pomona message board that gets emailed to us every morning), I couldn't find an organisation that...
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Organic Dinner
Some of my favorite things about Pomona are food related (I love good food!) and so something I look forward to every year is the Organic Dinner! It happened last night at Frank and it was absolutely delicious. I ate waaaay too much but itwas definitely worth it. From eggplant parmesan pizza to pumpkin ravioli, everything was pretty amazing—and organic! Perhaps some of ...
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Presidential Traditions
This evening, I dined in style. Why, you ask? Well, as a member of the senior class I got to have dinner with President Oxtoby. Alone? Um, no (that would be weird). There were about thirty or so of us seniors there tonight along with President and Mrs. Oxtoby and three other administrative staff members. So we all gathered in the President’s house to have ourselves a love...
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The Patchwork
When giving tours, I often receive questions asking about Pomona’s “specialty.” I feel a little campy as I clumsily explain how we have no real specialty, that we offer strong programs “across-the-board” (a seemingly go-to phrase), and that we’re like a patchwork of independently well-maintained majors. This is especially weird since Pomona lies directly south of a batch of c...
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Family Weekend 2013
This past weekend was Family Weekend at Pomona. From Friday to Sunday, families of students can participate in various activities from attending classes on Friday to enjoying a Jazz Brunch at Frary on Sunday morning. Family Weekend, in my opinion, is one of the cutest parts of the entire school year. I love walking around and watching students show their parents around, over...
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The Beginning of the End
The last time I was a second semester junior, I found Pomona’s website for the first time (note: it was a much less shiny and attractive back in those pre-collegiate days, so embrace its modern beauty.) I remember breaking from my homework every ten minutes to revel in an e-view of super-cool colleges—obviously Pomona made a good impression—and to celebrate the notion that hi...
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